Jimmy Smith
Director General
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
CFS open virtual event
Resilient food supply chains and worker’s health during
COVID-19
21 July 2020
Better lives through livestock
Resilient food supply chains: exposing and
addressing gaps

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Producer
Trader
Processor
Vendor
Consumer
Inter-connected food supply chains
Human
Environment
Animal
Human
Environment
Animal
People, animals and their products
interact in multiple ways with diverse
environments

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The inter-connectedness of
human, animal and
environment health:
One Health
One Health is a prerequisite for
resilient, safe food systems
Lack of tailored solutions for
very different contexts
Global inter-connectedness
matters: local actions to ensure
safe, resilient food systems
impact globally
Gaps exposed!

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One Health is cost-effective to reduce the likelihood of future pandemics
Better animal disease surveillance, and a One Health
approach could save billions by addressing disease outbreaks
in animals rather than people as timely ‘sentinels’
An (under) estimate from last decade:
A global investment of US$25 billion over 10 years in One
Health could generate benefits worth at least US$125 billion
COVID-19:
UN estimates over $8.5 trillion loss to global economy over
two years
Graphic by Annabel Slater (ILRI) adapted from: World Bank. 2012. People, Pathogens and Our Planet. Volume 2.
The Economics of One Health. Report No. 69145-GLB.

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One Health and fresh food markets for food, nutrition and
resilience
Food
Local consumers on daily
wage
Fresh food daily
Producers daily income
Nutrition
Fresh not processed
Small daily quantities of
highly nutritious foods
(no fridge!)
Resilience
Varied and nutritious diet
Regular food even on low
income
Well nourished children
more resilient and
healthier, less likely to be
stunted

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One Health
Invest smartly
Detect early
Collaborate unprecedently
Resilient, safe food systems
Producer, trader, processor, vendor, consumer
Human, animal, environment health at every
point on the food chain
Adapted, appropriate solutions
Knowledge, awareness
Risk based
Incentive and behavior structures
Global inter-connectedness
Connect every level from remote villages,
national ministries to global institutions
Connect across disciplines
Gaps addressed

THANK YOU